al@darkstar:~$

How did I become '@darkstar'? Wife's Slack laptop is "@janetoshiba" but I
can't remember how I gave it that name during the install.

You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
Where does it come from?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/214143
says how to fix it. Do I have to reboot?

Is it a security risk being 'darkstar'?

I assume there is no relation between Slackware and Darkstar Linux of Romania
http://www.darkstarlinux.ro/ro/

Thanks,

ANC
Who had time to do some reserach but didn't get very far!

Al C. wrote:

>
> al@darkstar:~$
>
> How did I become '@darkstar'? Wife's Slack laptop is "@janetoshiba" but I
> can't remember how I gave it that name during the install.
>
> You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
> Where does it come from?
>
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/214143
> says how to fix it. Do I have to reboot?
>
> Is it a security risk being 'darkstar'?
>
> I assume there is no relation between Slackware and Darkstar Linux of
> Romania http://www.darkstarlinux.ro/ro/
>
> Thanks,
>
> ANC
> Who had time to do some reserach but didn't get very far!

Change /etc/HOSTNAME

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Al C. wrote:

> How did I become '@darkstar'?

Darkstar is Slackware's default hostname, if you don't supply one during
install, that's all. I assume it comes from the Grateful Dead song of the
same name.

Jeffrey

Al C. wrote:

>
> al@darkstar:~$
>
> How did I become '@darkstar'? Wife's Slack laptop is "@janetoshiba" but I
> can't remember how I gave it that name during the install.

The @name is set if you configure you networking during setup. If the
machine you are setting up is a server the name MyServer.net will show up
in root as root@MyServer.

If you are running your own network you can more creative but the rules are
the same MyServer.MyNetwork stills come up root@MyServer. On my network
machines are named after beers and networks are named after coffees
urquell.arabica. I've seen insects, autos, dinosaurs, women and more used.

When no network configuration is performed at the time of setup then
@darkstar is the default.

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Al C. wrote :

> How did I become '@darkstar'?

You'll find the answer in the Good Book:
<URL: http://www.slackware.com/book/index.php?source=g4292.html>
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This area is designed to become quite warm during normal operation.

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:44:27 -0700, Al C. wrote:
> You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
> Where does it come from?

Hehe, Grateful Dead's Dark Star was playing on the background (View from
the Vault II) when I stumbled upon your question .

With kind regards,
Daniel de Kok

Daniel de Kok wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:44:27 -0700, Al C. wrote:
>> You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
>> Where does it come from?
>
> Hehe, Grateful Dead's Dark Star was playing on the background (View from
> the Vault II) when I stumbled upon your question .
>

While I'm old enough at 56, I was never a Dead Head. I always thought most of
their stuff was rather sophomoric compared to their comtemporaries. I liked
some of their improv stuff I've heard, but just about everything else was
'pap.' I never understood why they were so popular.... even a cult....
compared to groups that were better and more imaginative. Compared to the
complexity of the music and lyrics by other West coast groups like the Doors
or the Airplane, the Dead just weren't there in my opinion... but they had
legions of fans that would follow them on tour and who followed their
'lifestyle' of "Hissssp, hisssssp, ahhh good sheet, man."

I'm not familiar with their Darkstar song. However CSN(Y?) once had a cut
called Darkstar. Was this a re-make of the Dead's version?

BTW, thanks for the Slack answers on this issue. I'm sure at least half the
folks on this NG have zero idea who the Grateful Dead are. How did we all get
so old, so fast?

ANC

"Al C." (no.spam.acanton@adams-blake.no.spam.com) writes:
> al@darkstar:~$
>
> How did I become '@darkstar'? Wife's Slack laptop is "@janetoshiba" but I
> can't remember how I gave it that name during the install.
>
> You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
> Where does it come from?
>
Patrick is a DeadHead, ie a fan of the Grateful Dead. "Darkstar" is one of
their pieces, usually performed as a long jam. There was, ironically, a 45
version released, but first real release was on their 1969 "Live Dead"
album.

That's the connection. It's not really a surprise that he'd use the name
for the name of the machine. When I got my first hard drive, for a Mac back
in 1994, I named the hard drive Darkstar.

Michael

> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/214143
> says how to fix it. Do I have to reboot?
>
> Is it a security risk being 'darkstar'?
>
> I assume there is no relation between Slackware and Darkstar Linux of Romania
> http://www.darkstarlinux.ro/ro/
>
> Thanks,
>
> ANC
> Who had time to do some reserach but didn't get very far!
>
>

"Al C." (no.spam.acanton@adams-blake.no.spam.com) writes:
> Daniel de Kok wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:44:27 -0700, Al C. wrote:
>>> You Google for 'darkstar' and there are a lot of darkstar Slack installs.
>>> Where does it come from?
>>
>> Hehe, Grateful Dead's Dark Star was playing on the background (View from
>> the Vault II) when I stumbled upon your question .
>>
>
> While I'm old enough at 56, I was never a Dead Head. I always thought most of
> their stuff was rather sophomoric compared to their comtemporaries. I liked
> some of their improv stuff I've heard, but just about everything else was
> 'pap.' I never understood why they were so popular.... even a cult....
> compared to groups that were better and more imaginative. Compared to the
> complexity of the music and lyrics by other West coast groups like the Doors
> or the Airplane, the Dead just weren't there in my opinion... but they had
> legions of fans that would follow them on tour and who followed their
> 'lifestyle' of "Hissssp, hisssssp, ahhh good sheet, man."
>
> I'm not familiar with their Darkstar song. However CSN(Y?) once had a cut
> called Darkstar. Was this a re-make of the Dead's version?
>
No, it's a completely different song.

I think this defines your perception of the Dead. If you've not heard
Darkstar, then that suggests you've not heard what it is that people like
about them. You've likely only heard the songs that made it to radio, which
were short and often were similar in form to what makes it to radio. (On
the other hand, their acoustic phase which likely did issue the songs
you've heard is a reflection of the various members roots in folk and
bluegrass.)

The first time Darkstar was released on record, it clocked in at 23 minutes,
and the rest of that live album 6 more songs for the other three sides
of the records. The concerts tended to be like that, with long songs that
showed a similarity to jazz improvisation.

I've had Live Dead for a quarter century, and each time I play it, I hear
something new.

Michael

> BTW, thanks for the Slack answers on this issue. I'm sure at least half the
> folks on this NG have zero idea who the Grateful Dead are. How did we all get
> so old, so fast?
>
> ANC
>

On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:31:13 +0000, Michael Black wrote:
> The first time Darkstar was released on record, it clocked in at 23 minutes,
> and the rest of that live album 6 more songs for the other three sides
> of the records. The concerts tended to be like that, with long songs that
> showed a similarity to jazz improvisation.
>
> I've had Live Dead for a quarter century, and each time I play it, I hear
> something new.

I am to young (22) and live on the wrong continent, so I have never seen
them live. But my parents liked Grateful Dead, and went to a concert when
they lived in San Bernardino, Ca. So, I somehow got hooked and started
collecting their stuff myself. There are some real good '68 concerts (also
in terms of quality) on gdlive.com, be sure to get Darkstar, St. Stephen
or The Eleven to get an impression of the Dead.

With kind regards,
Daniel de Kok

PS. People who know GD must have spotted Pat's love for Grateful Dead in
the 10.0 release announcement .